The distinction between ____________________ and ____________________ is becoming more important for the police interrogator as states move toward trying juveniles in court as adults for major crimes

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


juvenile; adult

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Which of the following statements is most accurate regarding the future of the reactionary right in the United States?

a. Extremists on the fringe and far right will continue to promulgate conspiracy theories and attract a few true believers to their causes. b. Possible threats exist from religious extremists who could reinvigorate the violent moralist movement. c. The promulgation of publications such as The Turner Diaries1 and The Myth of the Six Million continue to spread racial and anti-Semitic extremism. d. All of the above.

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Compare and contrast Durkheim’s civilized person and the primal person. How is this related to crime?

What will be an ideal response?

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Explain the role of the boss in the New York model of Italian organized crime

What will be an ideal response?

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Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1) A crime is a behavior for which there is no legally acceptable justification or excuse. 2) The emphasis on individual rights in the 1960s was associated with a decrease in reported crime. 3) In the mid-1980s, the sale and use of illicit drugs was at an all-time low. 4) Today we are seeing a resurgence of traditional crimes. 5) In the late 20th century, public perspectives shifted towards seeing the criminal as a dangerous social predator rather than an unfortunate victim of social and personal circumstances.

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